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Crunchy Chocolate Sauce

In Waukesha, Wisconsin, Dolores Kastello dresses up ice cream with an easy three-ingredient topping that's full of nuts. "As this rich chocolate sauce cools over the ice cream, it forms a hard shell that kids (and adults) love," she notes.
Crunchy Chocolate Sauce
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  • Total Time
    Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
  • Makes
    about 1-1/2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • Ice cream

Directions

  • In a skillet, saute nuts in butter until golden brown. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Serve warm over ice cream (sauce will harden). Store leftover sauce in the refrigerator. This sauce can be reheated in the microwave.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 180 calories, 17g fat (7g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 78mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
Originally published as Crunchy Chocolate Sauce in Quick Cooking May/June 1999
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  • Adena
    Jun 30, 2012

    AMAZING!!!

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